UPSC · Prelims and Mains
Indian and World Geography
← India: drainage and water resourcesThe Indus river system
- Indus: source near Bokhar Chu, Ladakh and Gilgit course, Nanga Parbat gorge, Shyok and Nubra (Siachen) tributaries, Panjnad confluence
- Jhelum (Vitasta): Verinag source, Wular lake, Srinagar, joins Chenab
- Chenab (Asikni): Chandra and Bhaga at Tandi, Bara Shigri glacier, largest Indus tributary, receives Jhelum, Ravi and Sutlej-Beas
- Ravi and beas
- Sutlej (Shutudri): Rakas Tal source in Tibet, antecedent Shipki La gorge, flows through three countries, Bhakra dam, no distributaries
